This medical device company beat analysts’ estimates by a penny last quarter. The company just announced a deal with Fitbit to pair Fitbit’s activity tracker with Medtronic's' continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to aid in type 2 diabetes management. The shares have a current yield...
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McKinsey & Company is a big consulting firm—9,000 consultants and 2,000 researchers around the world—that companies hire when they need advice. I get research reports from McKinsey every once in a while, and they’re usually beautifully designed, well written and interesting in an kind...
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When I say that we are now in a stock-picker’s market, what I’m saying is that the only people who are making any money in stocks over the past six months are the people who are researching, buying and selling individual stocks.
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In 2002, the Investment Company Institute found that just about half of all U.S. households owned stock.
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I think there are some really good reasons to own individual stocks. Owning stocks is real, it gives you a chance to test yourself.
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In 2002, the Investment Company Institute, the industry group for mutual fund companies, found that just about half (52.7 million or 49.5%) of all U.S. households owned stock in some way. But just 21 million households (fewer than 20%) owned individual stocks outside 401(k)...
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Last chance to enter our essay contest: How I Lost Money in the Bear Market and What I Would do if I had Another Chance. Here are the rules: maximum 1,000 words; one entry per email address; send entries via email to essaycontest@cabot.net; winner...
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We recently received a very interesting proposal from a Cabot Wealth Advisory reader who suggested an essay contest with a subscription to a Cabot newsletter as the prize for the best entry. We have never done such a contest, but the reader had thought...
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Three months ago a reader wrote: "Timothy, I look forward to your writings everyday. You are definitely doing your part in the BATTLE TO SAVE AMERICA'S BRAINS!" I responded by saying I liked the phrase and might borrow it. But I've never found the...
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